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Mount Olive is a tiny town of 208 people in Coosa County, Alabama. It's about 45 miles from Anniston, AL and 49 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $665 a month.
208people
$116kTypical home
$665/moRent
89° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 208
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 25 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 45 mi to Anniston, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$728/mo)
- Median rent $665/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (903 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to BHM airport
- 49 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 207 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coosa County: R+43 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.